Livingston Girls Soccer Captures First State Title
By Evan Wechman
There is a wonderful reason to celebrate this month in Livingston. After a long and hard-fought season, the Livingston High Girls Soccer team captured its first ever state championship with a 2-1 penaltykick shootout victory over Cherokee High School. Although the Lancers lost many players to injuries along the way, their camaraderie enabled them to win the title.
When Livingston saw two of its five captains go down from injuries in pre-season, and then lose a third captain during the season, some onlookers may have thought this was not going to be their year.
However, the Lancers under the leadership of Head Coach Brian Carr always managed to stay focused. They all understood they were part of a bigger picture, and everyone had to pitch in.
“It’s definitely a resilient group,” Carr said. “But we have players on our team that don’t accept excuses. Their mentality was alright; we lost a great player, but we’re going to find a way anyways. And they did that over and over and over again. They were 23 and one, despite losing some bigtime players.”
For many teams across the state, it would have been easy to throw in the towel after suffering such setbacks. However, for the Lancers, their culture is one which is about the entire team, rather than just one or two players.
“It’s our culture that sort of takes you that deep into the season,” Carr said. “When you’re playing, and you start in midAugust and you’re playing almost until Thanksgiving, it’s hard for a lot of teams to stay motivated and to keep going. It’s a long grind, six days a week, so I think the girls have a bond with each other that was incredibly strong, and that support system is really a big part of that.”
Coach Carr, who just finished his sixth full season as the Girls Soccer Head Coach but has been with the program as
an assistant since 2011, has never seen anything like this before. He understands that to win at this level, the players must not only work hard but also enjoy the grind that comes with a long season.
For Carr, he is most impressed with the bonds the girls have for one another. Whether a player is starting or sitting on the bench, the love and enthusiasm for one another is amazing.
“Our girls are very unique in that the support you hear from the sidelines is pretty wild. They’re definitely loud and cheering their teammates on, pushing them to go further”
Carr said.
The coach even recalled a tough game against Westfield when their rival was closing in. Instead of getting nervous, the reserves started singing Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer,” to
motivate their teammates. Such efforts led to a key victory that day and has worked all season long.
“I’ve been doing this for a long time, Carr said. “Soccer has been in my life, since
I was four, and I’m 38 now, and I’ve never seen a team do chants, let alone singing acapella songs throughout the game. Winning or losing, it doesn’t really matter. Their support is pretty crazy. So that’s definitely something unique you don’t see anyone else doing.”
The Lancers’ championship season was a cumulative effort with both seniors and underclassmen contributing when needed. However, with the team graduating about 10 players, they will be looking for some of their continued on page 4
Livingston Teen Publishes Book on Artificial Intelligence
Seventeen-year-old
Sophia Guild, a senior at The Pingry School, has published her first book, The AI Equation: Balancing Innovation, Ethics, and Humanity.
Sophia, who grew up in Livingston, wanted to share her passion for Artificial Intelligence in a way that would resonate with people outside the tech world.
“With Artificial Intelligence being of such high interest at the moment, I wanted to demystify AI for the general audience, and highlight its life-changing potential, while addressing the ethical concerns around its rapid development,” she said.
The book introduces readers to the basics of AI, breaking down complex ideas into approachable language. It also explores how AI is already shaping everyday life, and what
responsibilities come with such powerful technology.
For Guild, writing the book was more than just an academic project. It was about giving back to the community where she grew up. She hopes her work will spark curiosity
and conversation among readers of all ages in New Jersey and beyond.
The AI Equation: Balancing Innovation, Ethics, and Humanity is now available on Amazon. More information can be found at www.theaiequation.com
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younger student athletes to lead next season. They will miss Senior Dina Bojkovic, a Rutgers commit who scored 39 goals this season while achieving first-team allconference honors, among other accolades.
Though the team is still celebrating, they remain confident about the next season. Junior Emily Fernandes, who was second on the team in goals and assists this season, will be returning along with a great senior class.
Under the guidance of Coach
Carr, who was recently honored as Livingston High School’s Governor’s Educator of the Year, the team is in good hands.
Though Carr remains modest about his achievements both on and off the field, the bonds he has built with the students have led to a winning formula.
“It’s about building a connection with the students,” Carr said. “And helping them realize just what they’re capable of by setting high standards, but also just having the connection to be able to push them further than they think they can go.”
By Steve Sears
Perhaps the 1979 season for the Livingston High School Lancers football team ended bittersweetly with a 35 – 14 loss against the Union High School Farmers in a Group IV state final matchup at Giants Stadium.
But etched in the memory of many is how powerful a team the Lancers could be. After a season opening loss to Belleville, Livingston went on a nine-game tear, including an upset of the always powerful Westfield High School Blue Devils – who had never lost a playoff game - in the North 2, Group 4 playoffs. During that nine-game span, the Lancers outscored their opponents 311 to 159. Lancers’ co-captain and linebacker on the defense,
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Michael Braun said, “Jake (head coach Al Jacobson) played no one two ways. His thought was, he wanted to play everybody, and what happened was everybody, because of how we played with our hearts and souls, we kind of exceeded everybody’s expectations.” And the Lancers were not a big team along the offensive or defensive line. “We had a couple of people that may have been over continued on page 9
co-captains Michael Braun (l) and Greg Wickner at Giants Stadium (credit: 1980 Livingston High School yearbook)
By Henry M. Holden
In November 1880, Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) resided in Tenafly, New Jersey. Stanton was renowned as one of the leading figures of the early women’s rights, or Suffrage movement, in the United States. She is best known for penning the Declaration of Sentiments for the Seneca Falls Convention and for her pivotal role in organizing the women’s suffrage movement across the nation.
On Election Day in November 1880, Stanton decided to cast a ballot, powerfully demonstrating her sincere belief in the right of all women to vote. Throughout her life, Stanton passionately sought to elevate the status of women by demanding equal rights and rallying the somewhat disorganized Suffrage movement. While other women attempted to advance the cause, few were as strong-willed as Stanton. The challenge remained how to spark nationwide change and draw attention to the cause.
Women’s suffrage refers to the right of women to vote in national or local elections, a right denied to women in societies as far back as ancient Greece and republican Rome, as well
The Life and Legacy of Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton as in the early democracies that emerged in Europe during the 18th century. Even when the voting franchise was expanded in the United Kingdom in 1832, women continued to be excluded from all voting rights. Stanton’s commitment to women’s rights began in her childhood, influenced by evenings spent with her father, who would often read to her. In addition to this informal education, Stanton attended the coeducational Johnstown Academy in her hometown of Johnstown, New York, until age 16. She then continued her studies at the Troy Female Seminary, later known as the Emma Willard School after its founder.
Although Stanton aspired to attend Union College, following in the footsteps of her male classmates from Johnstown
Academy, she was barred from entry solely because of her sex.
Reflecting on these formative experiences with discrimination, Stanton wrote with deep regret about her inability to compete academically on equal footing: “When those with whom I had studied and contended for prizes for five years came to bid me good-by, and I learned of the barrier that prevented me from following in their footsteps–‘no girls admitted here’–my displeasure and indignity knew no bounds. … Again I felt more keenly than ever the humiliation of the distinctions made on the grounds of sex.”
Before focusing entirely on women’s rights, Stanton was active in the temperance and abolition movements. Through these causes, she met her future husband, Henry
Brewster Stanton. When they married in 1840, she insisted that the word “obey” be omitted from their marriage ceremony, as she “obstinately refused to obey one with whom I supposed I was entering into an equal relation.”
During their honeymoon
in London, Stanton and her husband attended the World’s Antislavery Convention. There, she met Lucretia Mott, another prominent women’s rights advocate. After male delegates at the convention voted to exclude women from participation and
relegated them to a section hidden from view, Stanton became resolutely committed to the cause of women’s rights and resolved to organize a women’s rights convention. Stanton went on to organize the landmark continued on page 7
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Women’s Rights Convention at Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848. At this historic gathering, she presented her Declaration of Sentiments—.”When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one portion of the family of man to assume among the people of the earth a position different from that which they have hitherto occupied, but one to which the laws of nature and of nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes that impel them to such a course.”
She wrote this document, modeled after the Declaration of Independence, to detail women’s inferior status and demand sweeping reforms, including the right to vote. a rewriting of the Declaration of Independence that demanded voting rights
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for women and proclaimed that all men and women are created equal.
Following the Seneca Falls Convention, Stanton met Susan B. Anthony. The two formed a lifelong friendship grounded in their shared dedication to women’s rights. As a mother of seven children, Stanton’s domestic responsibilities often prevented her from traveling to participate in the movement alongside Anthony. Nevertheless, for decades she partnered with Anthony. She was a prolific writer and composed many of Anthony’s speeches.
Stanton’s advocacy for women’s rights extended well beyond the right to vote. She campaigned for liberalized divorce laws, reproductive selfdetermination, and expanded legal rights for women. Although these positions sometimes
alienated her from other activists and met with only limited success during her lifetime, her efforts left a lasting impact.
Stanton’s 1854 Address to the Legislature of New York helped influence the passage of the Married Women’s Property Law of 1860, which granted married women the right to own property, conduct business, and serve as joint guardians of their children.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s main point in The Woman’s Bible was to challenge the patriarchal interpretations of scripture that subjugated women, arguing that the Bible, when read critically, revealed a divine message of equality, not inferiority, and that religious tradition had distorted God’s true, liberating spirit for women. She sought to reinterpret sexist passages, highlighting positive female figures and advocating for women’s autonomy, selfdevelopment, and spiritual liberation from oppressive religious orthodoxy.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton is among the honored figures in the Women’s movement. A quote from Stanton that resonates deeply with this work is: “To make laws that man cannot and will not obey, serves to bring all law into contempt.” This physical reminder connects today’s advocates to Stanton’s legacy of striving for societal improvement. Stanton passed away 18 years before women in the United States were granted the right to vote. Nevertheless, her revolutionary ideas and unwavering commitment continue to inspire those who work toward equality and justice.
By Henry M. Holden
TA Witch Trial at Mount Holly
he Salem Witch Trials of 1692, include a famous and bloody chapter in American history. A good deal more obscure and a good deal less harmful was a witch trial that took place in Mount Holly, then a Burlington County village in 1730.
An account of this witch trial first appeared in the Pennsylvania Gazzett on October 22, 1730.The villagers that day found the news of ship arrivals, merchandise for sale and an article entitled; “A Witch Trial in Mount Holly.”
It was assumed that the young Benjamin Franklin wrote it. He said that all has been found; so. Smyth (the editor of the Gazette ) printed it without questioning as did later editors and biographers. Records of the Court of Quarter Sessions of Burlington County, N.J., for 1730, which might write down how much fact there was in the Gazette account, no longer exist.
So, as the story goes that on Oct. 12, at Mount-Holly, over 300 very nervous and anxious people were gathered to see an experiment or two, tried on some people accused of Witchcraft.
According to the article, it seems that a man and woman in the village had had been suspected of practicing witchcraft and had been charged with making their neighbor’s sheep dance in an uncommon manner, causing hogs to speak, and sing psalms, and to the great terror and amazement of the King’s good and peaceable
subjects in this province; and the accusers being very positive that if they (the) accused were weighed on scales against a Bible. (The assumption being that someone in a league with Satan would not weigh, as much as the word of God since Baptism is the foundation of their beliefs .) The Bible would prove too heavy for them; or that, if they were bound and put into the river, they would swim.
The male suspect was the first to be placed on the scale. A Hugh great Bible was placed on the other side. To the dismay of the villagers, he ought to weigh the Scriptures and so did the other three.
The Accusers being very positive that if the accused were weighed in Scales against a Bible, the Bible would prove too heavy for them; or that, if they were bound and put into the river, they would swim; the said Accused desirous to make their innocence appear, voluntarily offered to undergo the trials, if two of the most violent of their accusers would be tried with them.
So, the time and place were agreed on and advertised about the Country; The accusers were one Man and one Woman; and the accused the same. The parties being met, and the people got together, a grand consultation was held, before they went ahead to trial; in which it was agreed to use the scales first. and a committee of men were appointed to search the men, and a committee of women to search the women, to see if they had anything of weight about them, particularly pins. After the scrutiny was over, a huge great Bible belonging to the Justice of
the Place was provided, and a lane through the villagers was made from the Justices house to the scales, which were fixed on a gallows erected for that purpose opposite to the house, that the justice’s wife and the rest of the ladies might see the trial, without coming amongst the mob; then came out of the house a grave tall Man carrying
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200 pounds, so we were not a big crew, but were pretty fast. We bent, but we did not break.”
As dominant as the defense could be, the offense was equally powerful, especially boasting of the powerful connection of junior quarterback, Stan Yagiello, and his fellow-junior receiver, George Alpert, who that season was on the receiving end of 52 passes for 789 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Ed Purdy, who coached the defense in 1979, was the prior year Yagiello and Alpert’s sophomore coach as they started with the Lancer program.
“Yagiello was the greatest kid I ever saw playing quarterback,” Purdy said. “He was a great passer. I remember the first time I took him out
for passing drills; I could not believe it. And George was fast; one of his great attributes was his speed. The combination was something that you would never see in high school.”
A key ball game in the nine-game winning streak was a 14 – 6 win in the rain and mud at Parsippany Hills. Towards the end of the second quarter, with the Lancers down 6 – 0, Yagiello went down with an injury, and senior Mike Inga was called on from his wide receiver position to take over behind center. Inga went in for a few plays before halftime, and while in the locker room prior to the third quarter, he and the late Harry Neugold, perhaps the greatest center ever to play at Livingston High School, practiced snaps.
Inga said, “We wound up coming back and scoring
twice, winning the game.”
Yagiello said, “Mike Inga was the quarterback before I got there. He was a year ahead of me. I had to beat him out my junior year for the quarterback spot, because he was going into the season as the starter - but he ended up playing receiver. The game against Parsippany Hills, when I hurt my knee, he is the one who finished the game at quarterback. If we did not win that game, we do not go to the playoffs. So, Mike was a big, integral part of the team.”
Now a confirmed playoff team, Westfield was up next for the Lancers.
Offensive lineman, left guard Rick Sules, remembered showing up in East Rutherford not as a spectator, but this time as a player.
He said, “Obviously, playing in Giants Stadium
was like a dream come true. I remember seeing my name up on the scoreboard that they have at both ends of the stadium. It was just very, very exciting before we even started playing. And one of the days that we went there to practice, the Giants were leaving for an away game, and we got to go into the locker room just as they were leaving. We got to see some of the guys coming out, and they shook our hands.”
Sules palms gripped those of linebacker Dan Lloyd and punter Dave Jennings
we beat Westfield, but we beat them significantly.”
“The Westfield game - it is funny, but I did not give it much thought,” Wickner said of the week heading up to the contest. “That was kind of how I approached it. But yes, we were supposed to not win. There was very little chance that Livingston was going to win that game. But I came by the yardage a lot easier than in the past. I did not have to fight through as many tackles. It was easier to get around people for some reason that day than it had been in the past.”
had to play for the title minus one of their cocaptains.
Wickner said, “I played one play in the Union game. I could not run.”
Yagiello said, “Greg was like Emmitt Smith to the Cowboys when they won those three championships. He was our guy.”
Livingston would defeat Westfield, 38 – 20, the most points scored at that time against a Gary Kehler-coached team in 65 games. Inga would have two touchdown catches, running back Bill Giuliano would add another touchdown catch, and senior co-captain and running back Greg Wickner rushed for 153 years on 20 carries and scored two touchdowns.
“Once we played the game, we just got on one of our typical rolls,” Sules said. “I think we were extraordinarily underestimated by everybody in the playoffs. Nobody expected us to do anything. And not only did
Inga said, “The excitement was way above what normal excitement would be, let alone playing in Giants Stadium. But we were all so pumped to play, knowing how tough Westfield was. We were on a roll the whole game.”
That victory cast the Lancers on to a main stage appearance in the Group IV final, again at Giants Stadium, against Union. Both teams had identical 9 – 1 records, but the Lancers had a problem. Wickner suffered a serious leg injury with four minutes left in the Thanksgiving Day game win against West Essex, which took place after the Westfield contest.
Therefore, Livingston
Still the game was knotted at 14 in the third quarter, when a Livingston 4th and goal run appeared to be six points but was ruled not so. Union took over, marched over 90 yards for a touchdown, and tacked on two more by game’s end.
Still, the Lancers made their school and community proud.
“It was a phenomenal year,” Giuliano said of that fall 46 years ago. “I look back on it and I say, ‘My God, we were really, really fortunate. It was a great time to grow up in Livingston, and senior year was the climax. I just remember being a younger 12-year-old or whatever, my dad taking me to the games, and just one wishing that I could play on that field (at Livingston High School).”
He and his teammates did, and they left a great legacy.
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the Holy Writ before the supposed wizard, (as solemnly as the Sword-bearer of London before the Lord Mayor) the wizard was first put in the scale, and over him was read a chapter out of the Books of Moses, and then the Bible was put in the other scale, (which being kept down before) was immediately let go; but to the great surprise of the spectators, flesh and bones came down plump, and outweighed that great good Book by abundance. After the same manner, the others were served, and their lumps of mortality severally were too heavy for Moses and all the Prophets and Apostles.
This being over, then accusers and the rest of the mob, not satisfied with this experiment, would have the trial by water; accordingly a most solemn procession was made to the mill-pond; where both accused and accusers being stripped (saving only to the women their shifts) were bound hand and foot, and severally placed in the water, lengthways, from the side of a barge or flat, having for security only a rope about the middle of each, which was held by some in the flat.
A Sailor in the flat jumped out upon the back of the man accused, thinking to drive him down to the bottom, but the person bound, without any help, came up some time before the other. The woman accuser, being told that she did not sink, would be dunked a second time, when she swam again as light as before. Upon which she
declared that she believed the accused had bewitched her to make her so light, and that she would be dunked again a hundred times, but she would dunk the Devil out of her.
The accused Man, being surprised at his own swimming, was not so confident of his innocence as before, but said, If I am a Witch, it is more than I know. (unless they were mere Skin and Bones) would swim till their breath was gone, and their lungs filled with water. But it being the general belief of the villagers that the woman’s shifts, and the garters with which they were bound helped to support them; it is said they are to be tried again the next warm weather, naked.
There is no further mention of the story in the Gazette fueling doubt about its verisimilitude.
However, this story, if true, is a historical sign of folk beliefs in eighteenth-century New Jersey.
Legends of witches and their persecution may still persist in Mount Holly and other areas to this day. Are these modern folklore of witch trials merely a lingering vestige of a fraud enacted by Ben Franklin in 1730? Or do we believe too much when we suggest these stories to a presumably bogus article? Perhaps it was an honest to God account of events and actions which occurred that are still inspiring stories and rumors this day.
This story may stem from an article appeared on October 22, 1730, in the Pennsylvania Gazette, which allegedly chronicled a witch trial that took place in Mount
Holly.
The story ends open-endedly, without suggesting of any final decisions made or actions taken about the guilt or innocence of those accused.
Since the publication of the story, some have guessed that it was merely a joke. This seems to be based simply on the fact that a young, well-known prankster named 24-year 0ld Benjamin Franklin wrote the piece. It should be noted that Franklin wrote most of the copy for the Gazette.
According to those who doubt the validity of the story, it was a way for Franklin, an enlightened thinker of his day, to poke fun at folk beliefs which persisted, as well as to have a joke at the expense of Burlington County villagers, whom Philadelphians saw as rustic, rural jokes.
One reason the account accepted was a contemporary publication the Gentleman’s Gazettet reported the story to its readers as fact. In the nineteen and early 20th century people were
Though the Mount Holly was probably fraud it is not without importance. It shows that by the 1730s, an educated man like Franklin could attack the belief in witches as seemingly old fashion and not get hung for his posture on the whole subject. We have come a long way since the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, where twenty-two people were executed. This story has a bit of humor and pours scorn on for those who can’t take a joke.
By Jeff Garrett
OHistorical Association Expands Educational Offerings Operating On Its Own
ver 40 years ago, the house at 86 Green Street in Woodbridge Township caught the eye of township commissioners and history buffs, both factions seeking a classic spot to house a historical society for New Jersey’s oldest township.
They sought a building easily accessible to township residents and visitors which could contain permanent galleries and house rotating displays for months at a time. The Victorian home which has been home to historical treasures and artifacts for 42 years does exactly this.
A 40-year lease agreement between the Historical Association of Woodbridge Township and the Historical Association came to an end in late October 2023 when the township turned over full control of a house being renovated, to Association members.
Located in northern Middlesex County, Woodbridge’s history is rich and illustrious and tells quite a story.
Inside 86 Green Street is an Artifacts section showcasing clothing from prior centuries and a table display revealing the distinct red clay found between Raritan Bay and Trenton.
Working with this semi-rare clay in the 1800’s served as an economic catalyst in the creation of several products for Woodbridge. It was used in the construction of the 86 Green Street itself.
A showcase of garments on site includes a couple of uniforms from World War II, a fireman’s jacket and a beer jacket from the early 20th Century. Certain rules for preservation allow that centuries old clothing sit out for certain periods of time.
The Historical Museum does not only have permanent displays and rotating ones. It comes alive with monthly presentations for its members, followers and the general public.
An official ribbon-cutting and grand opening took place on September 14, 2024 for “Woodbridge History Museum” which featured a debut exhibit showcasing the lives of four occupants of 86 Green Street in the 17th through 19th centuries. Many may not know that Woodbridge Township as the oldest township in the state, was settled in early Autumn 1664 and granted a charter on June 1, 1669, by King Charles of England.
On March 23, lecturer, historian and Tea specialist, Judith Krall-Russo will present a lecture titled, “The New Jersey Greenwich Tea Party,” dispelling the myth that the Boston Tea Party was the only uprising of its kind.
On April 27, Carol Simon Levin presents “Remembering The Ladies, From Patriots to Presidential Candidates,” a discussion on the plight of equal rights for women across
America in the 18th and 19th centuries which drew women of various colors and creeds.
More lectures, gatherings and community events will take place throughout the year. For more information on Woodbridge History Museum, with free admission and open on Sunday afternoons from 1-4pm, logon to www.woodbridgetownshiphistory. org or phone 732-634-1669.
By Henry M. Holden
If you are reading this you have probably been to Atlantic City, New Jersey and strolled at least part of the 120 mile –boardwalk.
The Atlantic City Boardwalk, opened in 1870, is the first boardwalk in the United States and has evolved into a major tourist attraction with a rich history spanning over 150 years.
A wooded 5.75 -mile strip has been the temporary home for hundreds of conventions, .engineers, teachers, historians, families’ plumbers ,carpenters, beauty pageants, shops, restaurants and more. All flock to “AC” for the warming sun in the summer months, its renowned “saltwater “ toffee and legal gambling casinos in which most hope to strike it rich.
But did you know that back in the 1930s , the boardwalk served some of the most reviled gangsters of the day including Frank Nitti, Dutch Schults, Al Capone, Henryk Wojciechowski (Hymie Weiss,) hit men, bootleggers, racketeers etc. So where are they now, and what did they leave behind ?
Atlantic City’s story as a gambling stop
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in began in the mid-19th century when developers recognized the potential of the island’s beaches. The city was incorporated in 1854, and by the 1870s, it had begun to establish itself as a health resort. Physicians of the era prescribed seaside visits for patients, believing the salt air offered therapeutic benefits.
However, early visitors encountered a significant inconvenience: sand. Guests would track beach sand into hotel lobbies and train cars, creating a persistent nuisance. This problem led to a revolutionary solution that would change Atlantic City’s destiny.
In 1870, Alexander Boardman, a railroad conductor, and Jacob Keim, a hotel owner, proposed the creation of a wooden walkway that would allow beachgoers to enjoy the shore without getting sand in their shoes. On June 16, 1870, Atlantic City’s first Boardwalk was opened to the public.
The history of Atlantic City’s Boardwalk has been marked by cycles of destruction and renewal. The original structure, designed to be temporary, was replaced in 1880 with a larger, improved version. This second iteration was wider, longer, and
built higher above the beach.
Over the decades, the Boardwalk faced numerous challenges from Mother Nature, including:
1. The Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1944, which destroyed large sections of the Boardwalk.
2. The Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962 again caused extensive damage.
3. Hurricane Belle in 1976, required significant repairs.
4. Hurricane Gloria in 1985, washed away portions of the Boardwalk.
5. The infamous Hurricane Sandy in 2012, destroying the northern section.
After each disaster, Atlantic City rebuilt its beloved Boardwalk, often expanding and improving it. By the early 20th century, the structure had grown to approximately 60 feet wide and extended for miles along the oceanfront. These rebuilding efforts demonstrated the city’s resilience and commitment to maintaining its most
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famous landmark.
While the Boardwalk began as a practical solution to a sandy problem, it quickly evolved into the centerpiece of Atlantic City’s tourism industry. The 1920s and early 1930s—during the Prohibition era—marked the Boardwalk’s golden age. Despite nationwide alcohol restraints, Atlantic City became known as “The World’s Playground,” where Prohibition laws were loosely enforced, if at all. (In fact, there was no legal gambling in Atlantic City until 1976.)
The Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre, (Feb. 14, 1929) in which seven men from rival gangs were murdered in broad daylight, damaged the public image of Chicago and Capone, leading influential citizens to demand government action and newspapers to dub Capone “Public Enemy No. 1”.
One of more than 12-15 high level gangsters who made money on the illegal aspects of gambling was Al Capone. Unlike some of the gangsters Capone apparently reveled in attention, such as the cheers from spectators when he appeared at baseball games. He made donations to various charities and was viewed by many
as a “modern-day “Robin Hood”.
During this period, the Boardwalk flourished with entertainment options. Elaborate hotels, theaters, and amusement piers extended from the Boardwalk out over the ocean. The Steel Pier, opened in 1898 but reaching its heyday in the 1920s, became one of the most famous attractions, offering everything from big bands to diving horses.
Alphonse Capone sometimes known as “Scarface”, attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of a Speakeasy and gambling outlet to relieve the Chicago Outfit from 1925 to 1931. His seven-year reign as a crime boss ended when he was imprisoned at the age of 33 for the federal crime related to tax evasion for undeclared income.
Capone showed signs of neuroyphilis early in his sentence and became increasingly debilitated before being released after almost eight years of incarceration. Neurosyphilis is a complication of syphilis. It can cause serious neurological issues, such as stroke and paralysis. In 1947, Capone died of cardiac arrest after a stroke.
The Miss America Pageant, which began in 1921 to extend the summer
tourist season past Labor Day, featured contestants parading down the Boardwalk in what became an iconic American tradition.
This era also saw the rise of the rolling chair—a wicker chair on wheels pushed by an attendant—as the preferred method of Boardwalk transportation for those who could afford it. Originally introduced as a service for invalids and elderly visitors, rolling chairs quickly became a status symbol among some gangsters on the boardwalk and remains an iconic part of the Boardwalk experience today (minus the cold-blooded killers.)
The Boardwalk’s cultural significance received a permanent boost in 1935 when Parker Brothers released the board game Monopoly. The game’s creator, Charles Darrow, was inspired by Atlantic City’s streets and landmarks, with the Boardwalk securing the most expensive property on the board. This placement forever cemented the Boardwalk’s reputation as a symbol of luxury and aspiration in American popular culture.
Beyond board games, the Boardwalk has featured prominently in literature, film, and television. From the 1980 film “Atlantic City” starring Burt Lancaster
and Susan Sarandon to HBO’s critically acclaimed series “Boardwalk Empire” (2010-2014), which chronicled the Prohibition era through the fictional character of Enoch “Nucky” Thompson, the Boardwalk has maintained its place in the American imagination.
By the mid-20th century, Atlantic City was facing significant challenges. The rise of affordable air travel meant that wealthy East Coast tourists could easily vacation in Florida or the Caribbean rather than the Jersey Shore. The city’s once-grand hotels had become outdated, and the Boardwalk’s amusements lost their luster as newer entertainment options emerged elsewhere.
In a bid to revitalize the struggling economy, New Jersey voters approved casino gambling for Atlantic City in 1976. On May 26, 1978, Resorts International opened as the first legal casino on the East Coast outside of Nevada. This watershed moment launched a new era for the Boardwalk. When the casino doors opened at 10 AM, a queue of well-dressed people waited on the AC Boardwalk. Resorts’ acceptance of that first wager changed everything in AC forever.
By Richard Mabey Jr.
It was two and half years ago that I was diagnosed with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. At first, I was devastated. But within a few months, I began to accept my fate, my destiny. Strange as it may seem, it was a little dog named Rocko, who helped me through those early weeks of reaching acceptance of having this horrible heart disease.
Rocko’s mommy was a kind lady, who was in her early eighties, who lived on my block when I lived in The Villages. Martie loved Rocko. When the time came that Martie needed to have surgery on her knee, she asked me if I would take care of her cute little puppy. I immediately agreed. I simply loved Little Rocko. I had often walked and cared for Little Rocko, for well over two years previously. Rocko and I were good pals. While Martie was in the hospital, every morning I would wake up at seven in the morning and walk up to Little Rocko’s home and feed and walk Little Rocko. After walking Rocko a good mile, I would bring Rocko home and play fetch with him on his living room floor.
As destiny would have it, Martie needed to reside at a rehabilitation center to receive physical therapy from having her knee
Can Love Be Limited?
operated on. All in all, the time that I cared and walked Little Rocko every day, was well over a month’s time. Needless to say, Little Rocko and I became best pals.
Martie had told me, before she went in for her surgery that Little Rocko had a serious heart problem, so she gave me Little Rocko’s Veterinarian’s name and phone number. Martie told me that she had her credit card number on file with Little Rocko’s doctor. She told me if needed, to let Rocko have the best medical care. Fortunately I did not need to call on Little Rocko’s doctor, the whole time I took care of Rocko.
Sadly, about a year ago, Little Rocko went to Rainbow Bridge. It was a sad day, to say the least. I cried my eyes out, when I was told of Little Rocko’s passing. I loved him very much.
Yesterday, I was putting up outdoor Christmas lights on my house. I was feeling a bit down, remembering the times that my father and I used to put lights up atop the long front porch of the old Mabey Homestead. I felt a heavy, sadness. I was all so dearly missing my beloved father.
I was only three steps on my ladder, when I inwardly heard a distinct, highpitched barking of a dog. It was the unmistakable, unique, trademark bark of my dear puppy friend, Little Rocko. When I turned around, from facing the front porch windows of my home in Flotida, to looking at my front yard, my heatt leaped with joy. There, on my front lawn, I saw the ghost of Little Rocko.
As I climbed down the ladder, the specter of Little Rocko began jumping
around in circles, as I remember all so well, how he would often do that when he would first see me. There was no mistake about it, a ghost-like Little Rocko was hopping and jumping around, just a few feet from me. As I walked closer to Rocko, he simply vaporized and disappeared. At the same time, joy and sadness filled my heart.
Can love be limited? Can God be limited? Is there a connection, that we as human beings, hold with the precious animals in our lives? Is the death of a beloved pet, really and truly the end of a spiritual connection with that dear and special one? Each and every one of us, holds the answers to these questions, hidden deeply in the
chambers of our hearts. Truly, love is the most positive powerful force in the universe.
Richard Mabey Jr. is a freelance writer. He has recently had two books published. He currently hosts a YouTube Channel entitled, “Richard Mabey Presents.” Richard may be contacted at richardmabeyjr@gmail. com.
A moment from a happy time, yours truly and Little Rocko.
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Thank You Sergeant Robert Vitale, For Saving My Life
By Richard Mabey Jr.
It was in the middle of July of 1965 that
Boy Scout Troop 170 had begun an ambitious hike to take a week-long walk on the Appalachian Trail. We began the long hike in Upstate New York. The goal was to make it to Virginia.
I was 11 years old at the time and had just finished the sixth grade. My dad had just become the Scoutmaster of Troop 170. It was a magical time. It was a wonderful time.
Robert Vitale was our scout troop’s Senior Patrol Leader. Bob was a very dedicated scout. He had a very good insight into nature. He was well adept at scouting skills.
It was shortly after we crossed the Delaware River and began hiking in Pennsylvania that a most incredible moment in time occurred. It was a moment, a matter of a few seconds that would change my life, in all so many ways.
Bob and I were bringing up the rear of the long line of scouts of Troop 170, carrying backpacks and canteens, along the mystical Appalachian Trail. In one split second, I heard the rattle. It was the unmistakable rattle of a rattle snake.
“Richie, don’t move!” Senior Patrol Leader Vitale shouted at me. I froze.
Then Bob drew a long knife from his sheath and in one quick, powerful swoop, cut the head off of the rattle snake. I was mesmerized. Senior Patrol Leader Vitale had saved my life. In what was all of about five seconds, Bob had saved me life!
When Robert Vitale turned 18, he
joined the United States Army. He was advanced to the rank of Sergeant. During his service, in his time in Vietnam, Robert was awarded many prestigious awards of heroism. You see, Sergeant Vitale had selflessly saved an entire patrol of his fellow soldiers. Sergeant Vitale had chosen to step forward, putting himself in grave danger of being in harm’s way, to save the lives of his fellow soldiers.
When Sergeant Vitale came back home to Lincoln Park, after serving in the U. S. Army, he rejoined Boy Scout Troop 170, as an Assistant Scoutmaster. A role that he served in for well over a decade.
Sergeant Robert Vitale is one of the bravest individuals whom I have ever known. Now, at 72 and fighting Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, I have become acutely aware of the people who have helped me along life’s way. Lately, I have been thinking a lot about that moment in time, back in July of 1965, when Robert Vitale pulled his long knife from its sheath and cut off the head of the rattle snake. The very snake that was coiled up, only about two feet from where I stood.
So, with all the gratitude that I can muster in my heart, thank you Sergeant Robert Vitale for your service to our country. Thank you, Bob, for saving my life, all those years ago.
Richard Mabey Jr. is a freelance writer. He has recently had two books published. He currently hosts a YouTube Channel entitled, “Richard Mabey Presents.” Richard may be contacted at richardmabeyjr@gmail.com.
From 1972, a photo of Boy Scout Troop 170 taking a break from a hike. My dad is on the far left. Assistant Scoutmaster Robert Vitale is center stage. And, Assistant Scoutmaster Charles Behnke is standing, far right. All three scout leaders are wearing Smokey Bear hats.
By Evan Wechman
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NJ Starz: Stella Johnson
Hometown: Denville
he coaches and fans in the tightly knit Rider University community in nearby Lawrenceville, New Jersey, still reminisce about the great four-year period from 2016 to 2020. It was during this time that Denville native and future WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association) professional basketball player Stella Johnson showcased her athletic abilities as a guard for the Rider Broncs.
She became Rider’s all-time leading scorer in women’s basketball history, and helped propel the team to its first-ever postseason appearance in the 2017 National Invitational Tournament. Also, Johnson became the first player from Rider drafted to the WNBA when she was selected 29th by the Phoenix Mercury in the 2020 WNBA Draft.
During her college playing days, she had a reputation of being not only talented, but disciplined as well. Though she would get up early in the morning to practice her drills before most students got up for class, her humble nature drew the affection of her teammates.
It is this same work ethic that has led to her competing professionally both in the WNBA and abroad. At the young age of 27, she has been impressive at every level of basketball she has competed at. However, Johnson did not always know that professional basketball was in her future. When she was a child, she was taught how to play basketball, soccer, and other sports by her parents, who were both exemplary student-athletes
as well. In fact, her father wrestled and played football for Rutgers University, right here in New Jersey.
According to the Denville native, basketball wasn’t even her favorite sport as a child. Rather, it was soccer.
“I played soccer first and enjoyed it,” Johnson said.”But basketball was my second sport. I joined recreation(league) basketball in the 4th grade so I could play with friends. I don’t recall knowing much about basketball, but from there I learned more skills and how to play the game.”
Johnson continued to play a multitude of sports from childhood until high school, where she attended Morris Catholic in Denville. It was here where her athleticism and drive were on full display as she was a two-sport athlete, having success on both the soccer field and the hard court.
Since she was excelling in both sports, it wasn’t clear which one she would be concentrating on after her time at Morris Catholic.
“I wasn’t sure what sport I was going to play after high school but when I got the offer from Rider the summer going into my senior year in high school, I knew basketball would be my future, “Johnson said.”But I did not know making that decision when I was 17 years old, basketball would take me to so many places, and I’m so grateful.”
Ironically, Johnson wasn’t even greatly aware of Rider University when she was looking at colleges in the area. Also, she was not receiving many phone calls from coaches throughout the state and beyond with scholarship offers to play
basketball at the collegiate level.
Johnson would eventually prove that the coaches at major universities grossly miscalculated her ability and desire to succeed. However, at the time, Rider University was the only choice available.
“I went on a visit to Rider not even realizing it was in New Jersey,” Johnson said. “Rider was my only Division I offer. That was one of the reasons why I chose Rider. I wanted to be able to play and study on a scholarship at a Division I school.”
Though she only received that one offer, it seems the stars were aligned as she shattered both school and NCAA Division I records during her time at Rider University. However, for Johnson, it was always about winning as a team rather than concentrating solely on her individual records.
She said that her biggest achievement at Rider was helping her team capture the MAAC(Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) championship, where they were heavy underdogs before Johnson arrived in Lawrenceville.
Though she has always been modest regarding her personal accomplishments, she remains proud of having her uniform number 4 retired by Rider University in November of 2022, before a women’s basketball home game. It was the first ever time a women’s basketball player had her number retired by the university, and just the seventh time for any Rider athlete.It was a beautiful ceremony and one that has stuck with the alltime great.
“To be able to walk in
the gym and see my name in the rafters and to have my parents and the rest of my family and friends see that accomplishment really means a lot, “ Johnson said. Her time at Rider certainly was a launching pad for her success at the professional level. In 2020, the result of all her hard work paid off one night during the COVID pandemic. That evening was when the WNBA Draft occurred. Though there was talk before the draft that Johnson had a strong chance of being selected by one of the teams, Johnson didn’t want to be overly confident. Instead, she remained humble, letting the chips fall where they may.
“Since it(the draft) was during COVID, I couldn’t be with my teammates or coaches,” Johnson said. “But thankfully I was with my parents. We saw it on the TV screen while sitting in the living room. I was in shock because I didn’t really expect that I would be drafted. There was speculation that coaches and general managers of the team(Phoenix Mercury) were interested in me.But when I saw my name pop up on the screen, it was a great honor.I got the chills and everything. I was thinking of all the great legends that were drafted before me and till this day it’s surreal that I was able to see my name. Afterwards, I was on the moon. I was so excited to speak to the head coach, to meet my teammates and start this new chapter in my career.”
Though she never actually played for the team that drafted her, the Phoenix Mercury, Johnson played over two seasons
with the Chicago Sky and the Washington Mystics.
Although the competition was fierce, the 5’10 tall guard was able to carry herself well, and dropped 25 points for Washington in a victory over Atlanta on August 19th, 2020.
Johnson worked hard and fared well in the WNBA,but she transferred her skills abroad and has played the last few seasons in Europe, most notably in Poland and France. This current season, she is playing in France for La Roche Vendee BC, where she has been remarkable.
She is the starting point guard for the team, averaging about 17points per game and dishing out close to three assists per game as well.
Johnson might not have set out from the day she first dribbled a basketball to play professionally both here and abroad, her competitive drive has led her to play with the best players in the world.
According to Johnson, the recipe for her current success is similar to when she started playing college basketball.
“Well just like Rider with Coach Lynn Milligan, my coach here trusts in me to do what I can to help the team win,” Johnson said.”I’m a very competitive player, so whether that is scoring, rebounding, playmaking or anything defensively I’m going to do anything to try and get the team a win.”
Courtesy of Stella Johnson. Both pics are her playing with her current team in France.
By Steve Sears
Saylor
Museum Spotlight: Leonardo State Marina Nature Center
Whiteman, Seasonal Naturalist
at the Leonardo State Marina Nature Center (Office of Nature and Interpretive Programming) in Leonardo, has a perfect view. A peek out the window of his Middlesex County workplace provides a view of the beautiful Sandy Hook Bay.
Whiteman, a student at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, holds programs for both youngsters and adults at the Nature Center, but also occasionally does the same at the Twin Lights National Historic Site in Highlands or on the tiny beach in Leonardo.
Indeed, much of what he does connects with the sea and the species that live there.
“They are an invasive species,” Whiteman said. “They are not native to New Jersey. They were donated to us by someone who couldn’t take care of them anymore, so now we have them here for education. They have a lot in common with our native species, like our painted turtle in particular, but they are not New Jersey natives. But they can live very well in New Jersey.”
Bobo and Rocky are roughly 13 years old, and actively swim in their own 75-gallon tanks, both enjoying a permanent home on the Jersey shore.
Whiteman knows both very well. “Rocky is sassy, and Bobo is a little more passive, and kids love looking at turtles. I’ll feed the turtles in front of kids, and they’ll ask me questions.”
Inside the facility, Whiteman cares for two female, Red-eared slider turtles named Bobo and Rocky.
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A Common Pleco catfish, soon perhaps to be named Chocolate, first shared a tank with Bobo, but due to his aggressiveness he bought himself his own tank. On this day he hides beneath a rock formation, but according to Whiteman, he’ll surface when the lights go out later in the day.
A tiny shelf to the left holds artifacts like skate and whelk egg cases, horseshoe crab and turtle shells, and driftwood, and in a second room of the Nature Center, many craft-based programs are held, such as making paper flowers, or sea glass art or jewelry.
On prominent display following a recent winter beach clean-up are objects taped to a poster board like popsicle sticks and plastic straws, items that get into the waters and poison the environment and pose danger for aquatic wildlife.
“The community is
such a huge part of this,” Whiteman said. “I love it. Most of the people who come here live in Leonardo, and most of the people that come here will see kids from their classes, and the moms and parents will know each other, and they will recognize me, and it is really just a lovely thing to have everybody coming together, especially when we do things like these beach clean ups.”
Another poster explains why you don’t ever walk on dunes (“It is a big problem,” Whiteman said), and a neighboring miniature sandbox, which the kids love, is equipped with a tiny shovel for unearthing tiny shells therein, which they can match with a like-image displayed shell on a nearby poster, learning more about the species.
In the summer, there is also a lovely pollinator garden that flourishes
outside the Nature Center’s entrance.
Open year round, the Leonardo State Marina Nature Center is located at 102 Concord Avenue in Leonardo, and is open to
the public from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. Visit the facility’s Facebook page for winter hours and special events throughout the year.
Whelk egg cases (credit: Steve Sears)
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